novaTopFlex4d ago

Hype for the Future 136F: Lower Rio Grande Valley

Introduction The Lower Rio Grande Valley is an international region spanning the State of Texas in the United States 🇺🇸 and the State of Tamaulipas in Mexico 🇲🇽. The post content will focus exclusively on the United States of America; articles about locales in Mexico are subject to availability at https://www.patreon.com/@novaTopFlex. Communities 🇺🇸 The Lower Rio Grande Valley in the State of Texas is most commonly associated with the areas around Rio Grande City, […]

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Hype for the Future 136F: Lower Rio Grande Valley

Introduction The Lower Rio Grande Valley is an international region spanning the State of Texas in the United States 🇺🇸 and the State of Tamaulipas in Mexico 🇲🇽. The post content will focus exclusi…

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gwimoJul 17, 2024

I started looking into the #history of the local #poetry scene in the #LowerRioGrandeValley. This small article caught my attention.

""With the Valley Weeklys"" Newspapers.com, McAllen Daily Press, September 25, 1924, https://www.newspapers.com/article/mcallen-daily-press-with-the-valley-wee/151459508/

gwimoJul 15, 2024
My mom's watching #TheLongGame on #Netflix and part of it takes place in McAllen, Texas. Like they did with the #Selena series, they translated a mountain range in the background. The #LowerRioGrandeValley doesn't have mountains. At all.
gwimoJun 23, 2023

Still working on my research guide for #InvasiveSpecies and I stumbled across this horror story that happened last year:

https://www.texasmonthly.com/travel/kryptonite-for-crazy-ants/

#Texas #Ants #LowerRioGrandeValley #RioGrandeValley

Apocalyptic, Acid-Spewing Crazy Ants Invaded Texas. Now Scientists Have a “Silver Bullet” to Obliterate Them.

Even nastier than fire ants, the insects disable electronics and swarm over people and animals. UT researchers have found a pathogen that destroys them.

Texas Monthly
gwimoJun 22, 2023
Working on a research guide for invasive species in the #LowerRioGrandeValley. I didn't now what I was expecting when I took on this task, but I can tell you that this project is both dull and interesting. #LibaryLife #AcademicLibrary #SpecialCollections #RioGrandeValley #InvasiveSpecies
gwimoMay 15, 2023

I keep digging for photos of Birger Elwing, an #architect who designed buildings in #SouthTexas (#LowerRioGrandeValley) and #SantaAna #California (#OrangeCounty). I learned he was a member of the #TheosophicalSocietyInAmerica, even writing for #TheosophicalQuarterly & was elected for a committee within the society, but haven't come across a single picture of the man. 😭

#SpecialCollections #LibraryLife #AcademicLibrary

Show threadgwimoMay 4, 2023
Some #newspaper #clippings of the two men (no pictures) during their time working in the #LowerRioGrandeValley.
gwimoFeb 9, 2023

Part of what I love about my job is learning the #history of the #LowerRioGrandeValley (#LRGV), a place I've lived my whole life (all almost 40 years - yikes!) and still know so little about.

I'm researching José Cantú, a local radio host known for his show Progama Popular, which ran from 1946 until his tragic death in 1952. He didn't shy away from politics and he was critical of the corruption within. Some believe that is what led to the car accident that took his life. #LibraryLife